James P. Walsh became the Pinal County Attorney on May 18, 2007 after being appointed by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. Before becoming the Pinal County Attorney, he served in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as the Chief Deputy and as Special Counsel for Southern Arizona. Mr. Walsh has practiced law in Arizona since 1970, after graduating from the University of Chicago School of Law. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from St. Louis University and pursued a doctoral program in justice studies at Arizona State University.

Jim has served the people of Arizona as a State Senator (1975-76) and has been active in community and professional organizations, including the Arizona Humanities Council, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, the Dougherty Foundation, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (founding board member), Oracle Land Trust, and the Arizona Center for Public Policy. He chaired the Arizona State Bar Alternative Resolution Section and was President of the Arizona Dispute Resolution Association.

Jim lives in Oracle with his wife Judy, an artist.